Sean Parker might have been booted from his own company for partying too hard, but without him Facebook might not be what it is today. Here’s why.
I’d be lying if I said we didn’t see this coming. I thought it might end up being a kinky skin flick (if it isn’t already), but as it turns out, Hollywood has embraced the latest in mom-erotica. The sexy (and bondage-filled) adventures of billionaire Christian Grey and literature student Anastasia Steel are heading to the silver screen.
This year Facebook will go public and start to sell shares on the stock exchange. Thanks to all of us, the social network is now worth $100 billion – more than giants such as Google, Disney, Amazon, and McDonald’s. But who is going to pocket all this money? Check out this infographic, detailing which Facebook friends will be getting pieces of the pie, as well as some other interesting facts:
You’ve heard of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson but who the hell is Billy Beane? Moneyball turns this unsung hero into a household name. The general manager for Oakland Athletics modernised the business of baseball in the 2002 season by using key statistics to draft overlooked yet valuable players. This is his story.
If you’ve seen “The Social Network”, then you’ll be aware of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (a.k.a. “the Winklevii”), who, in 2004 sued Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea. Well their great battle against Zuckerberg may finally be over.
The Social Network is a timely story about the founders of Facebook and their legal disputes on the back of unprecedented viral Internet growth and accidental billionaires. Whatever your take on the social online platform, The Social Network movie seems to have everyone hitting ‘Like’…
We have managed to secure three Ster-Kinekor cinema’s (Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town) on the 25th of October, for 40 bloggers in each region (plus 2 friends each) to see The Social Network before ANYBODY ELSE! It’s first come, first serve – so if you want to watch the movie before the general public, then keep reading!